Is sending people into space a waste of time?

[joemcdokes]

Funny ?

Hilarious.

 

[RossTheNinja]

I heard Tim Peake on the radio today and he mentioned that billions upon billions had been spent on space travel and moon landings but other than ego, what has it ever achieved?

Our ancestors could stay inside the cave or could go out and build something, but what would that achieve?

 

[Deleted member 26022]

Hilarious.

Interesting, not a person who believes in development over a century

 

[daveydavey]

There is a 100% chance that life on earth will become unsustainable & indeed the sun will burn out at so,e point , so as a species it is essential we become multi planetary and ultimately able to transcend galaxies.

 

[The Legendary Tongue]

Special moon watta that’s what we achieved.

 

[Invictus]

There is a 100% chance that life on earth will become unsustainable & indeed the sun will burn out at so,e point , so as a species it is essential we become multi planetary and ultimately able to transcend galaxies.

I think it was Stephen Hawking who said something similar. The earth is like having all your eggs in one basket if you drop that basket everything is gone.
We need to have the ability to live on other planets to ensure The species survives .
What we are doing now is the baby steps to eventually achieving that.

 

[Deleted member 40035]

Yes - Humans... destroying the Universe 1 Planet at a time.

 

[joemcdokes]

Interesting, not a person who believes in development over a century

Bump this thread in 100 years time and say, 'I told you so'.

 

[PhilSAFC]

Its absolutely essential imo. This ground work has to be done now if we want to get out there in the future. We’ll all be long dead but once the earth is finally fucked we’ll need to move somewhere else.

 

[MakemX]

I think it was Stephen Hawking who said something similar. The earth is like having all your eggs in one basket if you drop that basket everything is gone.
We need to have the ability to live on other planets to ensure The species survives .
What we are doing now is the baby steps to eventually achieving that.

If we can't be trusted as a custodian of this planet then we shouldn't be looking to go fuck up another one.

 

[Guinness Guzzler]

Its absolutely essential imo. This ground work has to be done now if we want to get out there in the future. We’ll all be long dead but once the earth is finally fucked we’ll need to move somewhere else.

This. If there is a "meaning of life" it's to continue the species. In the short term that just means we shag and pass our genes on (not me and you shagging, although I'm sure you'd be a mint shag like). Long term though we know our species is destined to be fucked because we know the earth will eventually be fucked so it's pretty vital we go into space and try to find somewhere else to colonise. Anyway, after that I'm off for a pint and put the match on, survival of the species can piss off until the final whistle

 

[joemcdokes]

Interesting, not a person who believes in development over a century

Colonising another planet is a pipe dream, it's not like jumping on a plane to Spain, I suppose it will keep quite a number of people in jobs anyway.

 

[SAFCOldie]

JPL | 20 Inventions We Wouldn't Have Without Space Travel

This list alone, shows the good outweighing the bad, we have only scratched the outer layer of what our species is capable of in space, it will drag our race forward again, in 100 years time we could be living on Mars or the Moon

Not us plebs, will be 'Elysium' filum stylee.

 

[FootballFan]

I heard Tim Peake on the radio today and he mentioned that billions upon billions had been spent on space travel and moon landings but other than ego, what has it ever achieved?

we are not spending enough, its the future of the human race, if there is one

 

[Baloo]

“Is it worth seeing what’s over that hill?”
“Nah, let’s just stay in this cave”

 

[Deleted User 11453]

“Is it worth seeing what’s over that hill?”
“Nah, let’s just stay in this cave”

It could be a sabre toothed tiger?

You go, I will shag your cave woman and eat your mammoth steak.

 

[Baloo]

It could be a sabre toothed tiger?

You go, I will shag your cave woman and eat your mammoth steak.

Jokes on you then cos my cave woman’s yer ma.

 

[Deleted User 11453]

Jokes on you then cos my cave woman’s yer ma.

And my ma will be your auntie.

 

[Baloo]

And my ma will be your auntie.

@dangermows likes this.

 

[Chappers]

I heard Tim Peake on the radio today and he mentioned that billions upon billions had been spent on space travel and moon landings but other than ego, what has it ever achieved?

No.

One day we need to leave this planet. The way we are treating it, it could be sooner rather than later